From: lalbert1@aol.com   
      
   On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:26:12 -0700 (PDT), Beaver Fever   
    wrote:   
   >On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 7:58:21 PM UTC-7, Les wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:19:26 -0700 (PDT), Beaver Fever   
   >>  wrote:   
   >> >On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 10:34:30 AM UTC-7, Les wrote:   
   >> >> On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:01:40 -0700 (PDT), Beaver Fever   
   >> >>  wrote:   
      
   >> >> >Did they really exist?   
   >> >> >What about Uncle Remus?   
      
   >> >> The story about Romulus and Remus is considered a myth.  Rome was   
   >> >> founded in 700 something B.C., but the brothers never appeared in the   
   >> >> story until the 3rd century.   
   >> >> Uncle Remus is also a made-up character.   
      
   >> >Are Romans the same as what we now call Italians?   
      
   >> Romans are Italian.   
      
   >So I saw Great Courses has a free viewing of Rise Of Rome   
   >that they are pulling Oct 31 so I decided to dive deep.   
   >Even taking notes like I am in school. But they didn't say   
   >first mention of Romulus and Remus was in the third century BC.   
   >It's getting boring in the middle but I am plowing thru.   
      
      
   Here is a recent history of the Roman empire, "SPQR" by Mary Beard:   
   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28789711-spqr   
   She says the myths came even later.   
      
   Les   
      
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